Packers QB Tim Boyle grew up in Middlefield, Conn. and was named Connecticut High School Coaches' Association Player of the Year after leading his school to a state title his senior season.

Packers defense run game coordinator/inside linebackers coach Patrick Graham grew up in Waterbury, Conn. before playing defensive line for a Yale team that won the Ivy League title in 1999.

Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans played running back at the University of Maine and began his coaching career there as a running backs coach/recruiting coordinator. Sirmans was an all-conference player and earned All-New England honors following a senior year where he rushed for 1,214 yards. Sirmans also coached the running backs at Boston College from 2007-11.

WISCONSIN TIES

Patriots RB James White played at the University of Wisconsin from 2010-13 and totaled rushing 4,015 yards and 45 rushing touchdowns to go with 73 receptions for 670 yards and three scores.

Patriots consultant to the head coach Bret Bielema was defensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin from 2004-05 before becoming head coach of the Badgers from 2006-12.

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Packers defense run game coordinator/inside linebackers coach Patrick Graham broke into the NFL with the Patriots, working as an assistant before coaching the linebackers and defensive line from 2009-2015.

FORMER NFL TEAMMATES

Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine coached in the same role at Buffalo in 2013 when Patriots WR Chris Hogan and CB Stephon Gilmore played for the Bills. Packers offense-pass game coordinator Jim Hostler was the senior offensive assistant in Buffalo in 2014 with Hogan and Gilmore.

Packers TE Lance Kendricks played for the Rams from 2011-16, playing with Patriots LB Nicholas Grigsby in 2016. Patriots offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels and defensive line coach Brendan Daly work in the same roles for the Rams in 2011.

Packers LB Antonio Morrison played for Indianapolis with Patriots TE Dwayne Allen, WR Phillip Dorsett and DE John Simon. Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin coached Allen and Dorsett in 2016 as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach and assistant special teams coach Maurice Drayton coached assistant special teams for the Colts. Finally, Packers offense-pass game coordinator Jim Hostler coached the tight ends for the Colts in 2016.

Patriots DE Adrian Clayborn played for Tampa Bay while Packers tight ends coach Brian Angelichio coached in the same role for the Buccaneers from 2012-13.

Patriots DE John Simon played for Baltimore in 2013 when Packers offense-pass game coordinator Jim Hostler coached the wide receivers.

Patriots director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort worked for Houston's scouting department when Packers secondary coach Jason Simmons played defensive back for the Texans.

FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES

Packers TE Lance Kendricks played for Wisconsin from 2007-10, teaming up with Patriots RB James White in 2010. Patriots consultant to the head coach Bret Bielema was head coach of the Badgers when Kendricks and White played in Madison.

Patriots OL Cole Croston also attended Iowa, playing with Packers CB Josh Jackson from 2014-16. Packers wide receivers coach David Raih coached both Clayborn and Croston at Iowa as a graduate assistant.

Packers quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti Jr. was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Fresno State when Patriots strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera was assistant strength and conditioning coach and coaching assistant Cole Popovich played offensive line for the Bulldogs.

Patriots DL Geneo Grissom played at Oklahoma when Packers defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery coached the defensive line for the Sooners from 2013-14.

Packers LB Kyler Fackrell played at Utah State when Patriots coaching assistant Cole Popovich was a graduate assistant there from 2013-14.

Patriots DB Duron Harmon played for Rutgers in 2011 when Packers quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti Jr. was the offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach and tight ends coach Brian Angelichio worked in the same role for the Scarlet Knights.